Samsung Galaxy S8 User Guide - Page 145

Nearby Device Scanning

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Recent Location Requests Apps that have requested your location are listed under Recent location requests. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps. 2. Tap Settings > Location. 3. Tap On/Off to turn on Location services. 4. Tap an entry under Recent location requests to view the app's settings. 3. Tap On/Off to turn on Location services. 4. Tap Google Location History and sign in to your Google Account for more options. Nearby Device Scanning Scan for nearby devices to connect to and set them up easily. You receive a notification when there are available devices to connect to. This function uses Bluetooth Low Energy scanning even if Bluetooth is turned off on your device. Location Services Google Location History™ stores and uses your device's most recent location data. Google apps, such as Google Maps, can use this data to improve your search results based on places that you have visited. 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps. 2. Tap Settings > Location. To enable nearby device scanning: 1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps. 2. Tap Settings > More > Nearby device scanning. 3. Tap On/Off to enable the feature. Settings 137

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Settings
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Recent Location Requests
Apps that have requested your location are listed under
Recent location requests.
1.
From a Home screen, swipe up to access
Apps
.
2. Tap
Settings
>
Location
.
3. Tap
On/Off
to turn on Location services.
4.
Tap an entry under
Recent location requests
to
view the app’s settings.
Location Services
Google Location History
stores and uses your device’s
most recent location data. Google apps, such as Google
Maps, can use this data to improve your search results
based on places that you have visited.
1.
From a Home screen, swipe up to access
Apps
.
2. Tap
Settings
>
Location
.
3. Tap
On/Off
to turn on Location services.
4. Tap
Google Location History
and sign in to your
Google Account for more options.
Nearby Device Scanning
Scan for nearby devices to connect to and set them
up easily. You receive a notification when there are
available devices to connect to. This function uses
Bluetooth Low Energy scanning even if Bluetooth is
turned off on your device.
To enable nearby device scanning:
1.
From a Home screen, swipe up to access
Apps
.
2. Tap
Settings
>
More
>
Nearby device scanning
.
3. Tap
On/Off
to enable the feature.